Last weekend I spent Saturday at a retreat/lecture with one of my Christian Mystic teachers, Jim Finley. He’s amazing. Wise and profound. But what moved me more than his godly insight was the presence of several other teachers I saw there. My very first ever,
I call myself a contemplative. And lately, as I take rest to reconnect with my spiritual practice, I realize not only had I lost touch with the core of my contemplative self, but that many others do not understand the nature of contemplation or what it means
I just took a big risk and forfeited a great paying job…two of them actually. Although I have a decent amount of money saved, choosing not to work right now is totally illogical. But I have dreams. And in some downtime between a job that
I struggle to be outraged or shocked at the events shaking our nation over the past year. I always prefer to see truth come to light. The current and recurring events reveal who we are as a nation, and that revelation gives me more comfort
I retranslated the classic gospel of Luke passage where Jesus is teaching about loving your enemies. I took this on recently after a spiritual teacher I greatly admire suggested the practice of transcribing sacred or profound writings as meditation. The daily exercise over the course
Seems like every year, it gets harder to wait for it. The surprise that never comes. The news that never breaks. The visitor that never arrives. It is the first week of Advent again – the beginning of a new year in the old Christian
“All of creation, it seems, has been obedient to its destiny…Wouldn’t it be our last and greatest humiliation, if one day we realized that all other creatures have obeyed their destiny with a kind of humility and with trustful surrender? All, except us.”-Richard Rohr I
Stingy love. Is this all I am capable of? Love that serves only me. Spirituality that serves only me. Religion that serves only me. God is Love. Truth is… Love overwhelms me. With its breathtaking shameless nakedness. Trust this… Some Being is capable of loving
These first two – Tina and Madonna – are especially intriguing to me because they’ve struck that sweet balance in life – harnessing their feminine power and their spiritual power. They embody Diva Contemplatives. The latter resonate because they evoke power AND vulnerability. Nina